Voices of Excellence

Voices of Excellence


Latest Episodes

Cynthia Young: Making Universities Accountable, Accessible, and Relevant
June 05, 2024

Cynthia Young, associate professor and chair of the Ohio State University Department of African American and African Studies, discusses her vision for the department and the future of higher education

Angus Fletcher: How to Hack the GRE and Get into Yale
May 29, 2024

Angus Fletcher, a professor in the Ohio State University Department of English, discusses his unconventional journey from studying neuroscience at the University of Michigan to obtaining a PhD in lite

Tanya Berger·Wolf: Why You Should Go to See Zebras
May 22, 2024

Tanya BergerWolf directs The Ohio State Universitys Translational Data Analytics Institute and is a professor in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology. She discusses translati

Christopher McKnight Nichols: Can those who know history avoid repeating it?
May 17, 2024

Professor of history Christopher McKnight Nichols is the Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair in National Security Studies at the Ohio State University. He specializes in the history of the United States and its

Dorothy Noyes: Folklore, Exemplarity and Politics
May 14, 2024

Professor Dorothy Noyes studies folklore from its different views in American and European contexts to its role in representing marginalized cultures and the interplay between high and low culture. Pr

Sahar Heydari Fard: Peace and Hope in Dark Times
May 09, 2024

Dr. Sahar Heydari Fard, a professor of philosophy, researches at the intersection of philosophy, ethics, and social movements. She discusses the evolving nature of ethics in complex societies, the con

States-in-Waiting: Professor Lydia Walker on Decolonization and Untold Histories
April 24, 2024

Lydia Walker, Assistant Professor and Seth Andre Myers Chair in Global Military History at The Ohio State University, researches histories of decolonization, nationalist insurgence movements, and the

OPEEP: Empowering Incarcerated Voices with Mary Thomas and Tiyi Morris
April 17, 2024

Mary Thomas, Professor in the Department of Womens, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Tiyi Morris, Associate Professor in the Department of African American and African Studies, both serve as co-dire

Sara Butler: Medieval Myth Buster
April 10, 2024

Sara Butler is the King George III Professor in British History and the Director for the Center for Historical Research at The Ohio State University. She specializes in medieval history and legal stud

Schlingman Talks Skeptics, the Las Vegas Sphere, and the 2024 Eclipse
April 03, 2024

Wayne Schlingman, Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Arne Slettebak OSU Planetarium, talks with host David Staley about the importance of the planetarium, active engagement, and lear